The relationship between depression and ischemic heart diseases and its risk factors among patients referred to the specialized clinic in Saqqez
نویسندگان
1 Instructor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2 MSc Student, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, , Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
4 Bachelor of Nursing, Saqqez Imam Khomeini Hospital, Saqqez, Iran
5 PhD student in Health education and promotion, Department of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
6 PhD student in Health education and promotion, Department of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
doi
10.22037/anm.v26i94.15765چکیده
AbstractBackground and Aim:Depression is a common disease among patients with cardiovascular disease. Depression can berelated to ischemic cardiovascular risk factors such as lack of physical activity, smoking, alcoholabuse, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. The purpose of this study was to determine thebetween depression and ischemic cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.Materials and Methods:This was a descriptive study. The subjects were 200 patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heartdisease in two groups. The instruments consisted of three sections: the demographic characteristics,heart diseases risk factor's assessment scale and beck depression inventory. Data were analyzedwith descriptive and analytical statistical (chip-square test) in SPSS software v.16.Conclusion:Depression was more frequent among ischemic heart disease patients than non-ischemic heartdisease patients. According to the results, it seems to be appropriate to consider depressionscreening and psychiatric consulting among patients with ischemic heart diseases as a preventiontool.Keywords:Depression; Coronary Artery Disease; Myocardial Ischemia; Risk Factors
